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Caña
Why is it used?
We choose this style when we want to perform a versatile and varied dance, as it has many nuances in its melodies and choruses.
Thematic
Nowadays we usually use lyrics whose main themes are centred on melancholy and the fear of the loss of love. A kind of impossible love that torments the performer.
Costumes
There is no predetermined costume for this dance. You can find a great variety of colours, predominantly dark. You will also find freedom with regard to the accessories, being able to use trousers, shawl, castanets, bata de cola or hat.
How is it interpreted?
You will hear a series of ayeos ( parts in which ‘ay’ is sung) which are interspersed with the footwork. These ayeos are used by the dancer to breathe and create a moment of tension and majesty that will be interrupted by the surprise footwork.
The dance may culminate with an up tempo to the traditional lyrics of the palo called Polo: /Everybodyasks God/ for health and sickness/ and I ask him for death/ and he won’t send it to me/.
A little bit of history
The caña is the first flamenco song to appear in the Sevillian press in 1812. We can also find references to this style in the chronicles of travellers such as Richard Ford in 1831. The model normally used is the one established by the cantaor Antonio Chacón, which would culminate in the 20th century.
As for dance, it did not emerge at the same time as cante. It was in 1935 when Carmen Amaya danced for the first time this palo adapted by her guitarist Perico el del Lunar. Although it is a palo that is still danced today in the tablao, it was not always popular, as it fell into disuse during the second half of the last century.
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